Attachment for internal-combustion engines



fAcHMEN Foa mmm. comms APPLICATION EILED DEC.2, i920.

@new g i ,Silefei ip-maaien mee member To all 'whom 5t may concern Be it known that l, Bn LT M. Lrire a soloi ject il the King of Greet Britain, residing ai; Hamilton, in the Frovince of Unitario3 Dominion of Genade, have invented ceriein new end useful improvements in Attachments for himmel-Combustion Engines oi 'which the following is e epeciicetion.

This invenion relaee o attachments ici internal combustion engines7 the principei object oi' the invention being te. niiiize liydrocarbon fumes induced from the crenli cese oi the engine, thereby increasing ine iniieege and reducing the fuel .consumpizion ec e nnniinuni.

A nrtlier object of the invention ie to vide'. en attachment of the yabove nature which may ne convenieniiy associted with etenderd iypeszof motor vehicles so to especially adept ltlie seine for use in this cepacity and being controlled by elie operator of the vehiclen 'Y The above and other cbjecs oi tlie invention will 1ne. in part' deecribed end in peri? understood from tlieji'z'oliowing description of the present preferred. einbcdiroeni oi the invention taken in connection wiii the eccoinpnning drawings, wherein:

Figure 1, is a side eleveionni view of e device constructed in accordance vviii isliie linventimn illustra-ting its eppliceiion.

2, is a similar view of the device se rngmenterily shown and illustrating the manner ci usage'r Where e plureiiey oi* breather pipes are used,r and Fig. 3, is e, fragmentary vertical Sectional view of the breather pipe showing the inenner oconnection of my invention thereto ln the drzivvings in order to illustrate the a rplicatio'n of my invention, en iniernei combustion engine generally designated ,fi

is provided Winch may any desired configuration, and is equipped with en engine crank case B. The' engine ie shown as associated vviin a dash board f3 oi* a motor vehicle, which is likewise shown to be of a conventional type. A breather pipe D is connected to the crank cese in e. Inet-ener Well known in the crt, and exiends Slightly thereebove. i

The device of this invention consists espe ciellj,1 oi an induction pipe which entiende horizontally in pnreiielieni; Wiin ilie en A and is then benedownvvercdly ai righe en glee so ee ao extend into lthe breeiioer noe as indicated. et The iower terminan, ci?

Specification ci Letters Eil-iene.

be ci' the nencior` creat ier explained.. e plurality oi" breefner pipes are need "ieliegied connection e needs() es to conne the induciicn pines i enc fi-2., which leed from breet'nei' npe ee ragmen teriiy Shown in vvi/ner37 reci-hei' pipe is used es shown Fig, i oi 'ci drawings, valve ons ing E need my in eniion ie connected direcsly to the indaiciion pipe e, .vlierees when u. plurality of breniier pince are used, the i 'i' ie conneced icflie veive casing 8 in e may ner Sliewvn in Fig. 'ci lie dreivinge. The valve casing hee il, or any einer desired type o' i: associated ilierevvith, io wnicii connected one end. of e crank erin l()5 the cpposi 'e ci seid. erin being engaged Wibn one end ci" i eine ll, the opposite end ofi S11-,id fing si spliericai eiiier ement formed eliei'eon which engege correspondingly for ned boxing l2. In

wey e iinivereel e ciion ie iQiovided ie coni-relied rod i3, one d ci Se she boiling ijle i conos' *die lzcerillj7 o'y1 eiee 'liroufrli e plete le carried by the in e manner 2. 'ifne plaie li: Lee en ear i5 idiocouiwardiy therefrom upon which ie pivoiaiy mounted en, operating lever i6. ene end ci lie lever ie "iivotelly engaged with die rod i3, while me cp'poeie end exeende upwardly i oni ehe eer i5 and is greiso es o be convenienti ma.-

erziciy enlarged nipnleied by ine opere-.ion The eer 15 ie also notched so es to eci through In operation, the air is permitted to papa/sli.,

of the lever 16 Whichvin conjunction with varying the charge into the manifold may be used to completely close the Valve 9 to prevent the influx of the fumes into the engine when the gear shift lever is in a neutral position, thereby preventing the engine from racing. 'Other advantages of `this device will be apparent, and it is understood that various changes may be made by me Within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. An attachment for internal combustion engines including an induction pipe, one end of which is extended into the breather. pipe of the engine and equipped With a funnel shaped head to direct the liydrocarbonv -fiimes lfrom said breather pipe into said vinduction pipe7 the opposite, en'd of said i-nduction pipe being extended'I into the intake manifold of the engine substantially as described.

2. An attachment for internal combustion upon the breather pipe of the engine and provided with a central opening, an inducso engines including a perforated cap mounted v tion pipe, one end of which extends through said cap and is equipped with a funnel shaped head which' terminates' at the jointure of the breather pipe with the engine to receive gaseous fumes emanating from the latter, the opposite end of said induction pipe communicating with the intake. manifold of the engine.

In testimony whereof I aiiix lvmy signature in presence of two Witnesses.

BERT M. LITTLE.

Witnesses MONTAGUE GoLDING, i

JAY HAROLD MORTIMER.- 

